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Ryland Barton
Details@Capital1.com Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. President Trump says he will postpone a deadline for Iran to open up the crucial Strait of Hormuz until the end of the week. Iran has blocked most ship traffic from going through, but is letting a select elect few pass. As NPR's Emily Feng reports, Iran's president
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Emily Feng
wrote on Twitter yesterday that the Strait of Hormuz is, quote, open to all except those who violate our soil. So Iran has been letting through some ships owned by or carrying cargo from countries it perceives as neutral. Turkey said earlier this month Iran let one of its ships through. And India's ambassador to Iran said Iran had let through a few Indian associated ships and is in talks with Tehran to let through more. And a Chinese sailor on a Panamanian flagged ship told NPR on Monday that their ship carrying industrial methanol sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on the same day. They asked to stay unnamed because they were not authorized to speak to media. The crew of Burmese and Chinese sailors will sail back to their home port in China. Emily Fang, NPR News, Van, Turkey.
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Ryland Barton
A federal judge has reversed the screening process the Pentagon came up with for reporters. NPR's Ayanna Archie reports. A Pentagon spokesperson says the agency plans to appeal the decision.
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Ayanna Archie
The New York Times sued the Pentagon last year for its media policy, claiming it was unconstitutional. A judge has agreed and ordered the Pentagon to give the New York Times its credentials back. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell says the correspondence corridor will remain closed while the agency waits for a decision on an appeal. Reporters will instead work from an annex facility that is outside of the Pentagon, but still on the grounds. Reporters will need an authorized escort to enter the Pentagon for press conferences and interviews that have been arranged through the Pentagon's public affairs office. Parnell says this is a way for the Pentagon to balance transparency with security. Ayanna Archie, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
TSA agents have gone without pay since last month when Congress failed to renew funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The lapse has created staffing shortages, leading to significantly longer wait times. Houston Public Media's Bianca Seward is at Bush Intercontinental Airport, where TSA callout rates are especially high.
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Bianca Seward
TSA times here stretch more than four and a half hours. The lines for security sprawl across two floors, and for many passengers, the travel troubles began Sunday night, Ariana Basulto was held up in security lines for more than three hours and missed her flight. She came back thinking she was more prepared.
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Ariana Basulto
Yeah, I got here five hours early thinking it was not gonna like it was gonna look like what it did yesterday. It looks way worse than what it did yesterday.
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Bianca Seward
ICE agents have also been dispatched to the airport, though their role here isn't immediately clear. For now, agents have been spotted patrolling inside the airport. For NPR News, I'm Bianca Seward in Houston.
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Ryland Barton
No perfect NCAA men's college basketball brackets remain among the millions of entries in the ESPN bracket challenge. The end came yesterday when Tennessee beat Virginia. ESPN had 26 and a half million entries. Hundreds of perfect brackets remain in the women's tournament. This is npr. Preservation groups are suing to stop President Trump's renovation plans for the Kennedy Center. They say big changes must go through the US Washington review process. Trump has hinted at dramatic work, including exposing structural steel. The suit says major reconstruction could damage historic features and the site's purpose as a memorial for President John F. Kennedy. Trump has reshaped the center's programming. Some artists and advisors have quit or pulled out in protest. A new report by the United nations showed the hottest period ever recorded on Earth was between 2015 and 2025. NPR's Rebecca Hersher reports the planet has warmed more than two and a half degrees Fahrenheit since the late 1800.
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Rebecca Hersher
Meteorological organization is part of the UN and it releases an annual report about the world's climate each year. The report describes how the planet is rapidly warming up because humans are burning fossil fuels. The main finding in this year's report is that the last 11 years have been the hottest on record. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said this in a speech accompanying its release.
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Antonio Guterres
When history repeats itself 11 times, it is no longer a coincidence. It's a call to act.
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Rebecca Hersher
Climate change is causing deadly heat waves, droughts and floods around the world. Rebecca Hersher, NPR News.
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Ryland Barton
It's National Puppy Day, celebrated annually on March 23. The holiday honors dogs, raises awareness about puppy mills and promotes adoption. It was first introduced by animal welfare advocates in 2006 to encourage adopting furry friends. U.S. stocks rose today. The S&P 500 rallied more than 1%. The Dow and Nasdaq both rose more than one and a quarter %. This is NPR.
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